List of marathon races
This is a worldwide list of marathon runs.
Legend
The criteria for whether a marathon receives an IAAF Label designation are based on six general issues: race organisation, course timing and measurement, media services, quality of international field of runners, health and safety, and athlete equality.- The race must be organised in accordance with IAAF Competition Rules, the standards of the national athletics body, and must comply with all relevant local and national laws. The race must be organised in a way that minimizes ecological damage to the surrounding areas.
- All courses must have been measured to AIMS standards and full electronic timing must be in place to provide split timing and final results.
- The event must be broadcast live on television within the country, or delivered to a good standard through online streaming. Gold Label races must be broadcast in a minimum of five countries, while Silver Label races must have live coverage available on a national broadcaster. A centre must be specifically provided for media personnel, and TV monitors and commentary facilities must be present for Gold Label races. The race organisers must have a dedicated website with published results and must hold press conferences to support the event.
- A minimum of five nationalities must be represented among the "elite" runners. At least five male and five female elite athletes must be competing in each race. "Elite" athletes are defined as those whose personal best within the 3-year period preceding the respective event has reached a standard set by the IAAF and published on the IAAF website.
- All traffic must be closed off from the race course at all times during the competition. There must be adequate medical provision for the number of runners at the race. A number of doping tests must also be carried out after each race.
- All prize money and bonuses offered should be equal, irrespective of the athlete's nationality or gender. However, race organisers are allowed to offer additional bonuses to competitors from the host country in order to boost local participation.
Race list
| Name | City / Race Location | Country | Month* *Last race was held | Inception | Ref |
| Able Joining the Disabled Marathon | Lucknow | December | 2014 | ||
| Accra International Marathon | Accra | September | 2007 | ||
| Accra Milo Marathon | Accra | October | 1987 | ||
| Adelaide Marathon | Adelaide | August | 1979 | ||
| Airlie Beach Marathon | Airlie Beach, Queensland | July | 2012 | ||
| Almaty Marathon | Almaty | April | 2010 | ||
| Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok | Bangkok | February | 2018 | ||
| Angkor Empire Marathon | Angkor | August | 2014 | ||
| Angkor Wat International Half Marathon | Angkor | December | 1996 | ||
| Antarctic Ice Marathon | Patriot Hills | December | 2006 | ||
| Antarctica Marathon | King George Island | March | 1995 | ||
| Arusha Marathon | Arusha | August | 1985 | ||
| Asunción International Marathon | Asunción | August | 2010 | ||
| Ataya Resort Big Foot Forest Marathon | Guoxing | January | 2006 | ||
| Auckland Marathon | Auckland | November | 1992 | ||
| Australian Outback Marathon | Uluru/ Ayres Rock | July | 2010 | ||
| Bali Marathon | Gianyar | September | 2012 | ||
| Banff Marathon | Banff | June | 2013 | ||
| Bangalore Marathon | Bangalore | October | 2014 | ||
| Bangalore Midnight Marathon | Bangalore | January | 2005 | ||
| Bangkok Marathon | Bangkok | November | 1987 | ||
| Beijing Marathon | Beijing | October | 1981 | ||
| Beirut Marathon | Beirut | November | 2003 | ||
| Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu − Ōita | February | 1952 | ||
| Berlin Marathon | Berlin | September | 1974 | ||
| Big Five Marathon | Entabeni Game Reserve | June | 2005 | ||
| Bila Tserkva Marathon | Bila Tserkva | October | 1987 | ||
| Bintan Marathon | Bintan Island | ||||
| Birmingham International Marathon | Birmingham, England | October | 2017 | ||
| Blue Nose Marathon | Halifax | May | 2004 | ||
| Blumenau Marathon | Blumenau | September | |||
| Borneo International Marathon | Kota Kinabalu | May | 2008 | ||
| Borobudur Marathon | Magelang | November | 2015 | ||
| Boston Marathon | Boston | April | 1897 | ||
| Brasilia Marathon | Brasília | April | 2007 | ||
| Brisbane Marathon | Brisbane, Queensland | August | 1992 | ||
| Bromo Marathon | Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park | ||||
| Buenos Aires Marathon | Buenos Aires | October | 1984 | https://www.arrs.run/HP_BAMa.htm | |
| Buriram Marathon | Buriram | February | 2017 | ||
| Cairns Marathon | Cairns, Queensland | September | 2012 | ||
| Calgary Marathon | Calgary | May | 1963 | ||
| Canberra Marathon | Canberra | April | 1976 | ||
| Cape Peninsula Marathon | Cape Town | February | 1964 | ||
| Cape Town Marathon | Cape Town | September | 2007 | ||
| Casablanca Marathon | Casablanca | October | 2008 | ||
| Cayman Islands Marathon | George Town | December | 2004 | ||
| Cebu City Marathon | Cebu | January | 2010 | ||
| Chastak Marathon | Bhopal | ||||
| Chennai Marathon | Chennai | February | 2002 | ||
| Chhattisgarh Marathon | Raipur | ||||
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago | October | 1977 | ||
| Christchurch Marathon | Christchurch | June | 1981 | ||
| Chuncheon Marathon | Chuncheon | October | 1946 | ||
| Clico Marathon | Port of Spain | January | 1983 | ||
| Colombo Marathon | Colombo | October | 1998 | ||
| Comrades Marathon | KwaZulu-Natal | April | 1921 | ||
| Copenhagen Marathon | Copenhagen | May | 1980 | ||
| Córdoba Marathon | Córdoba | May | 2015 | ||
| Curitiba Marathon | Curitiba | November | 1996 | ||
| Daegu Marathon | Daegu | April | 2009 | ||
| Dalian International Marathon Race | Dalian | April | 1987 | ||
| Dia de la Bandera Marathon | Rosario | June | 2002 | ||
| Dubai Marathon | Dubai | January | 2000 | ||
| Dunedin Marathon | Dunedin | September | 1979 | ||
| Edmonton Marathon | Edmonton | August | 1993 | ||
| Egyptian Marathon | Luxor | January | 1993 | ||
| Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka | December | 1947 | ||
| Fredericton Marathon | Fredericton | May | 1979 | ||
| Gaborone City Marathon | Gaborone | April | 2009 | ||
| Ganga Marathon | Varanasi | December | 2010 | ||
| Gaza Marathon | Gaza | Gaza strip | May | 2011 | |
| Geochang Apple Marathon | Geochang | October | 2004 | ||
| Gobi Marathon | Ömnögovi Province | June | 2003 | ||
| Gold Coast Marathon | Gold Coast | July | 1979 | ||
| GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon | Victoria | October | 1980 | ||
| Grandma's Marathon | Two Harbors, Minnesota to Duluth, Minnesota | June | 1977 | ||
| Great Barrier Reef Marathon | Port Douglas, Queensland | November | 2012 | ||
| Great Bruges Marathon | Bruges | October | 2017 | ||
| Great Wall Marathon | Huangyaguan | May | 1999 | ||
| Guayaquil Marathon | Guayaquil | October | 2005 | ||
| Gyeongju International Marathon | Gyeongju | October | 1993 | ||
| Hangzhou International Marathon | Hangzhou | November | 2007 | ||
| Harbour Capital Marathon | Wellington | June | 1985 | ||
| Hobart Marathon | Hobart, Tasmania | January | 2008 | ||
| Hokkaido Marathon | Sapporo | August | 1987 | ||
| Hong Kong Marathon | Hong Kong | February | 1997 | ||
| Huffin' Puffin Marathon | St. John's | September | 1951 | ||
| Inca Trail Official 26.2 Marathon | Cusco | August | |||
| Indira Marathon | Prayagraj | November | 2010 | ||
| Jakarta Marathon | Jakarta | October | 2013 | ||
| Jogja Marathon | Yogyakarta | ||||
| Johannesburg Marathon | Johannesburg | ||||
| JoongAng Seoul Marathon | Seoul | November | 2002 | ||
| Kampala Marathon | Kampala | November | 2004 | ||
| Kaohsiung International Marathon | Kaohsiung | February | 2010 | ||
| Kathmandu Marathon | Kathmandu | September | 2007 | ||
| Kharkiv International Marathon | Kharkiv | April | 2014 | ||
| Kinmen Marathon | Kinmen Island | January | |||
| Kochi Marathon | Kochi | December | 2014 | ||
| Košice Peace Marathon | Košice | October | 1924 | ||
| Kuala Lumpur International Marathon | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia | June | 1989 | |
| Kyiv Marathon | Kiev | October | 2010 | ||
| Kyoto Marathon | Kyoto | February | 2012 | ||
| Ladakh Marathon | Leh | September | 2012 | ||
| Lafarge Lusaka Marathon | Lusaka | April | 2012 | ||
| Lagos Marathon | Lagos | February | 1983 | ||
| Lahore Marathon | Lahore | March | 2005 | ||
| Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu | March | 1946 | ||
| Lake Kawaguchi Nikkan Sports Marathon | Fujikawaguchiko | November | 1975 | ||
| Lanyang Cup Marathon | Yilan City | November | |||
| Legs for Literacy Marathon | Moncton | October | 1970 | ||
| Li Mountain Marathon | Heping | October or November | 1994 | ||
| London Marathon | London | April | 1981 | ||
| Macau Marathon | Macau | December | 1981 | ||
| Malta Marathon | Malta | March | 1986 | ||
| Manitoba Marathon | Winnipeg | June | 1979 | ||
| Mar del Plata Marathon | Mar del Plata | December | 1987 | ||
| Marathon du Médoc | Médoc | Sep | 1985 | ||
| Marathon Internacional de los Andes | Ataura to Huancayo | November | 1984 | ||
| Marathon Oasis de Montreal | Montréal | September | 1979 | ||
| Melbourne Marathon | Melbourne | October | 1978 | ||
| Mendoza International Marathon | Mendoza | May | 1999 | ||
| Mexico City Marathon | Mexico City | August | 1983 | ||
| Moscow Marathon | Moscow | September | 2013 | ||
| Mount Cameroon Race of Hope | Mount Cameroon | February | 1973 | ||
| Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai | January | 2004 | ||
| Mumbai Midnight Marathon | Mumbai | November | 2014 | ||
| Nagoya Women's Marathon | Nagoya | March | 1980 | ||
| Nairobi Marathon | Nairobi | October | 2003 | ||
| National MILO Marathon | Various | December | 1973 | ||
| New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon | New Taipei City | March | 2003 | ||
| New York City Marathon | New York City | November | 1970 | ||
| Nunavut Midnight Sun Marathon | Arctic Bay | July | |||
| Osaka Women's Marathon | Osaka | January | 1982 | ||
| Ottawa Marathon | Ottawa | May | 1975 | ||
| Palestine Marathon | Bethlehem | Palestine | April | 2013 | |
| Patagonian International Marathon | Punta Arenas | September | 2012 | ||
| Pattaya Marathon | Pattaya | July | 1991 | ||
| Penang Bridge International Marathon | Penang | November | 1985 | ||
| Perth Marathon | Perth | June | 1979 | ||
| Petra Desert Marathon | Petra | September | 2009 | ||
| Pinkathon | Bangalore, Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Guwahati | September | 2012 | ||
| Porto Alegre Marathon | Porto Alegre | May | |||
| Porto Marathon | Porto | November | 2004 | ||
| Prince Edward Island Marathon | Prince Edward Island | October | 2004 | ||
| Pune Marathon | Pune | December | 1983 | ||
| Pyongyang Marathon | Pyongyang | April | 1981 | ||
| Quebec City Marathon | Québec | August | 1998 | ||
| Queen City Marathon | Regina | September | 2001 | ||
| Queenstown Marathon | Queenstown | November | 2014 | ||
| Recife Marathon | Recife | July | 1991 | ||
| Rijeka Marathon | Rijeka | April | 2014 | ||
| Rio de Janeiro Marathon | Rio de Janeiro | July | 1979 | ||
| Rotorua Marathon | Rotorua | May | 1965 | ||
| Rottnest Island Marathon | Rottnest Island, Western Australia | October | 1994 | ||
| Sabarmati Marathon | Ahmedabad | January | 2010 | ||
| Santa Catarina Marathon | Florianópolis | April | |||
| Santiago Marathon | Santiago | April | 2007 | ||
| São Paulo Marathon | São Paulo | June | 1995 | ||
| Saskatchewan Marathon | Saskatoon | May | 1979 | ||
| Seoul International Marathon | Seoul | March | 1931 | ||
| Shanghai Marathon | Shanghai | December | 2000 | ||
| Singapore Marathon | Singapore | December | 1982 | ||
| Soldierathon | New Delhi | March | 2018 | ||
| Soweto Marathon | Soweto | November | 1991 | ||
| Stanley Marathon | Stanley | March | 2006 | ||
| Sundown Marathon | Singapore | May | 2008 | ||
| Sunshine Coast Marathon | Mooloolaba, Queensland | August | 2012 | ||
| Surabaya Marathon | Surabaya | ||||
| Sydney Marathon | Sydney | September | 2001 | ||
| Tainan Ancient City Marathon | Tainan | ||||
| Taipei Expressway Marathon | Taipei | ||||
| Taipei International Marathon | Taipei | December | 2002 | ||
| Taiwan Boulevard International Marathon | Taichung | October | |||
| Taj Mahal Marathon | Agra | June | 2013 | ||
| Tangshan International Marathon | Tangshan | March | 2016 | ||
| Taoyuan National Marathon | Xinwu | ||||
| Taroko Gorge International Marathon | Hualien | November | 2000 | ||
| Te Houtaewa Marathon | Ninety Mile Beach | March | 1991 | ||
| Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo | February | 1981 | ||
| Toowoomba Marathon | Toowoomba, Queensland | October | 1981 | ||
| Toronto Marathon | Toronto | May | 1977 | ||
| Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto | October | 2000 | ||
| Townsville Marathon | Townsville, Queensland | August | 1972 | ||
| Traralgon Marathon | Traralgon, Victoria | June | 1968 | ||
| Twin Cities Marathon | Minneapolis, Minnesota to St. Paul, Minnesota | October | 1982 | ||
| Two Oceans Marathon | Cape Town | March | 1970 | ||
| Vancouver Marathon | Vancouver | May | 1972 | ||
| Vasai-Virar Marathon | Vasai | December | 2011 | ||
| Victoria Falls Marathon | Victoria Falls | July | |||
| Westlink M7 Cities Marathon | Blacktown | July | 2006 | ||
| White Continent Marathon | King George Island | January | 2013 | ||
| Xiamen Marathon | Xiamen | January | 2003 | ||
| Yellowknife Overlander Marathon | Yellowknife | August | |||
| Yerevan Marathon | Yerevan | October | 2018 | ||
| Yokohama Women's Marathon | Yokohama | November | 2009 | ||
| Yukon River Trail Marathon | Whitehorse | August | 1999 | ||
| Zheng-Kai International Marathon | Zhengzhou | March | 2007 |
By continent
- List of marathon races in Africa
- List of marathon races in Asia
- List of marathon races in Australia
- List of marathon races in Europe
- List of marathon races in North America
- List of marathon races in South America